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THOMAS WILLIAM REED, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNO R OF ONE-HALFTO JOHN HERVEY PATTON, OF SAME PLACE.

CARQREPLACER.

a --5PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,856, datedSeptember 1884.

Application filed April 25, 1884. (No model.)

Be itknown thatI, THOMAS WILLIAM REED,

' a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Harrisburg, in thecounty of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Oar-Replacers; and I do hereby declare thatthe following isafull, clear, and exact description of theillvention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and inwhich-- Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the application anduse of my improved carreplacer. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the deviceremoved from the track. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through the line as xin Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan of the device, and Fig. 5 is across-section through line 1 y in Fig. 4.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to devices for re placing cars which havebecome derailed upon the track, or so-called car-replacers, and itconsists in the improved construction and combination of parts of thecar-replacer which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.1

In the accompanying drawings, A denotes a portion of a railway-track. Bisthe shoe of the device, which consists of a short wedgeshaped blockrounded slightly on its under side, so as to fit upon the cap or treadof the rail. To the back part of the shoe B is hinged by the bolt 0 themovable guide-rail D,which is curved in a downward direction andprovided with a notch, O, at its outer end, forming a sharp jaw adaptedto bite into the roadbed or one of the cross ties. The short piece orshoe B has on one side a hook-shaped projection, D, adapted to claspover the top of the rail and bind with its lower end against the web ofthe same, and on the other side, opposite to the hook D, is a similarprojection or curved arm, E, in the lower end of which is pivoted a camor eccentric, F, adapted to move in ahorizontal plane, and provided witha lever or handle, G. This cam is so arranged hook D and cam F.

that it will be opposite to the lower end of the hook D, so that it willbind against the web or side ofthe rail by moving the lever G in thedirection indicated by the arrow. The long arm or curved guide-rail D iscut away 011 its under side to form two bevels, H H, one on each side,which admits of this part being placed close up against the track andwheels of the car that is off the track.

The operation of this device is as follows: The shoe B is fastenedfirmly upon the rail by means of its binding cam or eccentric F,which isforced against one side of the rail under the tread by means of itshandle G, as will clearly appear by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The movable curved part or guide-rail D is then moved so that its outerend will come under the wheel which is to be replaced upon the track.The bevels H on the under side of the guide-rail will, as above stated,permit of this being brought up close against the track and wheels, sothat there will be no difficulty in pulling the car up upon this part Dand over the hinge or bolt 0 upon the shoe B,

which will guide the wheel down upon the track. It will be seen that themore the car pushes against the guiderail of the shoe the firmer willthe device bind against the rail by forcing the cam or eccentric F upagainst the web of the same, so as to clamp it between the This deviceshould be constructed of such a length that it may readily be placedbetween the wheels of the truck, so that in case only one pair of wheelsshould become derailed while the other pair remains on the track theycan easily be replaced. This often happens, and no car-replacer withwhich I am familiar, except the one invented by me which forms thesubject of this present application, can be used where that conditionarises. 0

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States The improved car-replacer hereinshown and described, the same consisting of the shoe B, 5 having on oneside the fixed hook D and on the other side the corresponding downwardprojection or bearing, E, hinged guide-rail D,

pivoted upon the rear end of the shoe, and bev- In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my eled on its under side to adapt it to lieclose I own I have hereunto affixed my signature in 10 up against therail and Wheels, and cam or (20- presence of two Witnesses.

centric F, adapted to move in a horizontal plane, and provided with theoperating lever THOMAS W ILLIAM REED or handle G, the whole constructedand com- \Vitnesses:

bined substantially as and for the purpose set J. HERVEY PATTON,

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